Tapeworm Species Details

Yamaguticestus kuchtai Caira, Pickering & Jensen, 2021
Phyllobothriidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14389
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Yamaguticestus
Species kuchtai
Authority Caira, Pickering & Jensen, 2021
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Caira, J. N., M. Pickering, and K. Jensen. 2021. Expanding known global biodiversity of Yamaguticestus (Cestoda: Phyllobothriidea) parasitizing catsharks (Pentanchidae and Scyliorhinidae). Systematics and Biodiversity : DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2021.1946617.

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Scientific Name Notes ZooBank number: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:DD8966 B1-CE0A-4CED-AEA2-7314566DC15D

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/04/2021 Created B. Barbeau
10/04/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Pentanchidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Apristurus
Species aphyodes
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Apristurus
Species aphyodes
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Scotland
Body of Water North Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates 57° 38'N, 09° 52'W
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes off Scotland

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (mature worm, NHMUK No. 2021.5.25.2), 1 paratype (mature worm, NHMUK No. 2021.5.25.3), 1 paratype (detached mature proglottid, NHMUK No. 2021.5.25.4), 1 paratype (detached gravid proglottid, NHMUK No. 2021.5.25.5); 3 paratypes (mature worms, USNM Nos. 1655922–1655924), 1 paratype (detached gravid proglottid, USNM No. 1655925); 2 paratypes (mature worms, LRP Nos. 10328 and 10329), 1 paratype (detached mature proglottid, LRP No. 10330), 1 paratype (detached gravid proglottid, LRP No. 10331)
Total Number of Type Specimens 12
Voucher Material GenBank accession MZ353679 (hologenophore, JW418, RO-14, LRP No. 10368); 2 SEM vouchers (LRP Nos. 10283 and 10284); scolex examined with SEM retained in personal collection of JNC
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.